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There are certain things that I'm willing to accept from books that I struggle with on the stage. That's why for me, stage adaptations don't always work. (Okay, so I love in high school—you knew they were all speaking Greek, even if you weren't reading Greek.)

This week’s quote comes from Isaac Bashevis Singer, who wrote the short story that the Wilma’s upcoming is adapted from. The complete quote is: “A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.” Now, on with the listings!

This Phillyist arrived at the third and final DanceBOOM week in an inexplicably giggly mood. Fortunately, my mood wasn't entirely inappropriate for the evening's line-up. I walked into the lobby at the Wilma with plenty of time to catch Mixed Pickles Vintage Dance Co. dancing their hearts out to "The Teddy Bear Picnic," performing various animal-inspired parlor dances of the early Twentieth Century. The group researches each dance they learn, and while their pre-dance explanations of this research could get a little tedious, it was at least interesting to find out how Philadelphians reacted to the tango. As a former ballroom dancer, I was entertained, and as a former costume designer, I was impressed by the Pickles' turn-of-the-century garb.

), Headlong (whose piece, "Shosha," is inspired by the Isaac Bashevis Singer novel of the same name), and Keely Garfield (whose piece, "Scent of Mental Love," doesn't seem to have any literary tie-ins, but we'll be sure to let you know if we find any).